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GHSA-V93J-9RF6-JX2R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-16 09:31 – Updated: 2026-01-16 18:31

Details

Remote command injection vulnerability in heap profiler builtin service in Apache bRPC ((all versions < 1.15.0)) on all platforms allows attacker to inject remote command.

Root Cause: The bRPC heap profiler built-in service (/pprof/heap) does not validate the user-provided extra_options parameter and executes it as a command-line argument. Attackers can execute remote commands using the extra_options parameter..

Affected scenarios: Use the built-in bRPC heap profiler service to perform jemalloc memory profiling.

How to Fix: we provide two methods, you can choose one of them:

Upgrade bRPC to version 1.15.0.
Apply this patch ( https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3101 ) manually.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-60021 (GCVE-0-2025-60021)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-16 08:39 – Updated: 2026-02-26 15:04

Title

Apache bRPC: Remote command injection vulnerability in heap builtin service

Summary

Remote command injection vulnerability in heap profiler builtin service in Apache bRPC ((all versions < 1.15.0)) on all platforms allows attacker to inject remote command. Root Cause: The bRPC heap profiler built-in service (/pprof/heap) does not validate the user-provided extra_options parameter and executes it as a command-line argument. Attackers can execute remote commands using the extra_options parameter.. Affected scenarios: Use the built-in bRPC heap profiler service to perform jemalloc memory profiling. How to Fix: we provide two methods, you can choose one of them: 1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.15.0. 2. Apply this patch ( https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3101 ) manually.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-01-17 04:55 UTC

CWE

CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/xy51d2fx6drzhfp92…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/4

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache bRPC	Affected: 1.11.0 , < 1.15.0 (semver)

Credits

Simcha Kosman

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